Discordance between Sexual Behavior and Self-Reported Sexual Identity
Authors: Preeti Pathela, Julia A. Schillinger, Bonnie Kerker
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2007)

Letters3 April 2007Discordance between Sexual Behavior and Self-Reported Sexual IdentityPreeti Pathela, DrPH, MPH, Julia A. Schillinger, MD, MSc, and Bonnie Kerker, PhDPreeti Pathela, DrPH, MPHFrom New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, New York.Search for more papers by this author, Julia A. Schillinger, MD, MScFrom New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, New York.Search for more papers by this author, and Bonnie Kerker, PhDFrom New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, New York.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-146-7-200704030-00019 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE: We appreciate the comments of Mr. Langer and Dr. Xia and colleagues. They highlight important issues on placement and phrasing of sexual behavior questions in population surveys and contribute to the limited body of population-level data reflecting discordance between sexual identity and sexual behavior. Population-based data presented by Xia and colleagues for comparative purposes are based on a probability sample of men who have sex with men, not a sample of all men (1), and a sample for which both sexual identity and sexual behavior were not ascertained in the same individuals (2).Our 2003 New York City ...References1. Catania JA, Osmond D, Stall RD, Pollack L, Paul JP, Blower S, et al. The continuing HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men. Am J Public Health. 2001;91:907-14. [PMID: 11392933] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Laumann EO, Gagnon JH, Michael RT, Michaels S. The Social Organization of Sexuality: Sexual Practices in the United States. Chicago: Univ Chicago Pr; 1994. Google Scholar3. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: Survey Questionnaires, Examination Components and Laboratory Components 2003–2004. Accessed at www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhanes/nhanes_03_04/ai_sxq_c.pdf on 12 November 2006. Google Scholar4. Catania JA, Binson D, van der Straten A, Stone V. Methodological research on sexual behavior in the AIDS era.. In: Rosen R, Davis C, Ruppel H, eds. Annual Review of Sex Research. Mt. Vernon, IA: Soc for the Study of Sexuality; 1995:77-125. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, New York.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoDiscordance between Sexual Behavior and Self-Reported Sexual Identity: A Population-Based Survey of New York City Men Preeti Pathela , Anjum Hajat , Julia Schillinger , Susan Blank , Randall Sell , and Farzad Mostashari Discordance between Sexual Behavior and Self-Reported Sexual Identity Qiang Xia , Assunta Ritieni , Matthew Facer , Fred Molitor , and Joel Moskowitz Discordance between Sexual Behavior and Self-Reported Sexual Identity Gary Langer Metrics 3 April 2007Volume 146, Issue 7Page: 540-541KeywordsConflicts of interestHealth surveysHuman sexual behaviorNutritionPrevention, policy, and public healthSexual identity ePublished: 3 April 2007 Issue Published: 3 April 2007 CopyrightCopyright © 2007 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...